IMC installed to manage affairs of Matarkai

IMC member Shondel St. Just taking the oath before Region One Chairman Paul Pierre (GINA photo)

Region One Chairman Paul Pierre installed an Interim Management Committee (IMC) comprising 13 members on Sunday, following the dissolution of the Port Kaituma, Arakaka, and Matthews Ridge (Matarkai) Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).

The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Port Kaituma NDC after a Commission of Enquiry made this recommendation based on a request from residents from the three communities. According to a  Government Information Agency (GINA) press release,